Shaker High School
Shaker High School, is a public high school in Latham, Albany County, New York, United States, and is the only high school operated by the North Colonie Central School District. Its enrollment for the 2015-2016 school year is 1,963 students.
Shaker High School | |
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Address | |
445 Watervliet-Shaker Road , , 12182 | |
Coordinates | 42°44′10″N 73°44′51″W |
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School type | Public school (government funded), high school |
School district | North Colonie Central Schools |
NCES District ID | 3621000[1] |
Superintendent | Joseph Core |
CEEB code | 333388 |
NCES School ID | 362100002985[2] |
Principal | Richard Murphy |
Faculty | 167[3] |
Teaching staff | 149.12 (FTE)[4] |
Grades | 9–12; Ungraded |
Gender | Coeducational |
Enrollment | 2,024 (2018-19)[4] |
• Ungraded | 32 |
Student to teacher ratio | 13.57[4] |
Language | English |
Color(s) | Royal blue and white |
Mascot | Bison |
Nickname | The Blue Bison |
Rival | Shenendehowa High School, Colonie Raiders |
Website | Shaker High School; North Colonie Central Schools, website |
The school's Science Bowl team finished first in their regional competition in 2020 earning trips to the national competition in Washington, DC.
It is part of the North Colonie Central Schools school district, and is fed in part by Shaker Junior High School.
Sports
There are 28 interscholastic sports at Shaker.[5] Shaker's "Blue Bison" sports teams include boys' soccer, basketball, track, Cross Country, golf, ice hockey, wrestling; girls' field hockey, lacrosse; boys' and girls' swimming, diving, gymnastics, tennis, cheerleading, softball, volleyball, bowling, football and baseball. Shaker also has several club teams, including Shaker Crew, the rowing team.[6]
Music
Shaker High School has several curricular band, orchestra, choral, and wind ensembles. Shaker also has 4 extracurricular vocal performance groups, including Shaker Select, and several select instrumental ensembles, including Dixieland Jazz.
Notable alumni
- Kim Nazarian vocalist, member of New York Voices, a grammy award winning vocal jazz quartet[7]
- Mike Campese, Guitarist/Composer and was part of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra
- Leah Dickerman, Curator of Painting and Sculpture at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City
- Paul Elie, former Farrar, Straus & Giroux editor; and author.
- James H. Fallon, American Neuroscientist, Fulbright, NIH, and Sloan Scholar
- Joseph Finder, thriller author
- Jeff Hoffman, baseball player for the Colorado Rockies
- Tommy Kahnle, a baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees
- Sam Perkins, former professional basketball player and Olympic Gold Medalist
- Igor Vamos, Member of The Yes Men
- Ron Vawter, actor, Obie Award recipient, and founding member of The Wooster Group
- Kevin M. Warsh, former member, Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Washington, DC and brother of Alexandra Steele (née Kate Warsh)
- Jason West, mayor of New Paltz, New York
- Tony Wise, former NFL assistant coach
- Debbie Van Valkenbergh, co-star of TV show "Too Close for Comfort" and actress in the film: "The Warriors", among others.
References
- "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for North Colonie Csd". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
- "Search for Public Schools - Shaker High School (362100002985)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
- "The New York State School Report Card Accountability and Overview Report 2010 – 11 School SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL District NORTH COLONIE CSD School ID 01-06-23-06-0010" (PDF). Office of Information and Reporting Services New York State Education Department. April 20, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
- "SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- "Shaker High School". North Colonie Central School District, Latham, NY. 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- "Shaker Crew News". Retrieved June 24, 2014.
- "Jazz singer found her voice at Shaker High". Times Union. 2012-01-31. Retrieved 2018-11-27.